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Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 students at a Delhi-based private institute, had previously been booked for molestation and fraud in 2009 and 2016, and was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday from Agra. According to PTI, he was booked for fraud and molestation at Defence Colony police station in 2009, and another molestation case was filed at Vasant Kunj police station in 2016.

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He was chargesheeted and later granted bail but continued working at the institute despite the ongoing case. This year, three additional cases were filed against him: one for allegedly sexually harassing 17 girls, another for using a fake number plate, and a complaint of cheating the Math (monastic trust). 

Saraswati, formerly known as Swami Parthasarathy alias Swami Dr. Parthasarathy, had been residing at the Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management for nearly 12 years. Police sources stated that he often targeted girls from economically weaker backgrounds.

Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati Updates

1. Female students at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management were allegedly forced to visit Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati’s quarters late at night.

2. One student was reportedly coerced into changing her name and deleting messages from her phone to erase evidence.

3. The FIR was filed after the institute’s management received complaints during a virtual interaction with over 30 female students, who disclosed instances of sexual harassment and intimidation by Chaitanyananda (formerly Swami Dr. Parthasarathy).

4. Students were allegedly threatened with suspension and withholding of degrees if they resisted his advances.

5. The accused had been frequently changing his appearance and hideouts, prompting more than five police teams to trace him.

6. Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati was finally apprehended in Agra late on Saturday and is being brought to Delhi, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel.

7. Police analysed CCTV footage and conducted multiple raids at the institute and other addresses linked to the accused.

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8. NVRs and hard disks from SriSIIM were collected and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for investigation.

9. Statements of 17 victims were recorded before a magistrate at Patiala House Court.